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SHAFT (DVD)

By | July 2000

The making-of featurette, “Still the Man,” is obviously one of those glorified infomercials that air on premium cable, but this one probes a bit deeper than the usual round of hype; particularly nice is the time spent on Isaac Hayes’ rerecording of the legendary Oscar-winning theme song…

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